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Synonyms of provost

11 similar words

Another word for provost is dean. Other synonyms of provost are president, mayor, reeve, prefect and praetor and ruler.

Synonyms and similar words for provost

nounA dean: the head of a cathedral chapter.

  • deanA dignitary or presiding officer in certain church bodies, especially an ecclesiastical dignitary, subordinate to a...

nounThe head of various colleges and universities.

nounA mayor: the chief magistrate of a town, particularly (Scotland) the head of a burgh or...

nounA reeve.

  • reeveAny of several local officials, with varying responsibilities.

nounThe head of various Roman offices, such as prefect and praetor.

  • prefect and praetor

nounHead of a realm or state.

nounHead of various specific bodies.

  • prepositusA provost: the presiding officer of various ecclesiastical bodies.

nounDeputy overseeing medieval estates or fees.

  • stewardA chief administrator of a medieval manor.

nounDeputy to a king or emperor.

  • viceroyOne who governs a country, province, or colony as the representative of a monarch.

nounDeputy overseeing a province.

  • governorThe chief executive officer of a first-level administrative division of a country.

nounDeputy overseeing medieval law enforcement; military police.

Meaning of provost

  1. noun A dean: the head of a cathedral chapter.
  2. noun The head of various other ecclesiastical bodies, even (rare, obsolete) muezzins.
  3. noun The minister of the chief Protestant church of a town or region in Germany, the Low Countries, and Scandinavia.

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Questions about synonyms of provost

What is another word for provost?
Provost has 11 synonyms on Word.ws, such as dean, president, mayor, reeve, prefect and praetor, ruler, prepositus and steward.
What does provost mean?
Provost means a dean: the head of a cathedral chapter.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: provost (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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